Arabic News Weekly Edition for Yemen, 12/8/1997
Weekly Edition, Yemen - Week of December 8, 1997
- Yemen prepares to set up stock market
Discussions are underway with Arab stock markets and the Arab Monetary Fund to assist Yemen in establishing the basis and rules of the Yemeni stock market. Yemen, Economics, 12/11/1997 - Yemeni opposition to appeal for political prisoners' release
After halting its work for 9 months, the Higher Council of the Opposition Parties in Yemen resumed its activities with a meeting that was held in the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Sanaa. Yemen, Politics, 12/11/1997 - 35,000 employees pensioned off
25,000 among them were extra employees while the rest do not have required experience. Yemen, Economics, 12/11/1997 - Yemen - refugees Yemen, Local, 12/10/1997
- Yemeni government ratifies 1998 budget
The expenditures in this budget were 350.35 billion Yemeni riyals with an increase of 36.67 billion over last year's expenditures. Yemen, Economics, 12/9/1997 - Yemeni - Egyptian committee to meet Thursday
The talks will include supporting bilateral relations between the two countries in all economic, security, and social fields. Egypt-Yemen, Politics, 12/9/1997